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You mean like Emmitt Smith that soo many folks said was sad and through? 5 games, 353 yards, 4.2 ypc on pace for over 1100 yds on a cruddy team. Bet Jerry and Bill would rather have him back than Eddie.SassyTexan said:Jerry Rice is just joining the long list of players who don't know when it's time to call it quits!
I understand people's gripe about it, but Earl would be the only one who would have a legitimate one. If Earl allowed Walter Payton to wear his number, then I wouldn't have anything against it. I could understand if Rice were a rookie who'd be there for several years to come, but in all likely hood he'll be there for a relative short amount of time. No one will confuse Rice's #80 with Largent'ss. Pittbull mentioned that he thought Rice was arrogant, and that may be the case but Largent obviously thought him deserving enough to wear his retired number. I understand fans believing that a player is 'theirs', but it was that player that made the number significant and its his decision if he wants it to be worn by another player. I could understand your argument if Rice had worn the #80 without Steve Largent's blessing, but since he did get permission to wear it from Largent then I don't see what all the fuss is about. The fans in Seattle are surely welcoming Rice with open arms if they feel he can help them become a better team.SassyTexan said:I think many people around Houston would be terribly upset if the Oilers still existed and Earl's #34 was given to a washed up player wanting to spend his final days in his jersey number ... even if it was someone like the super great #34 Walter Payton.
The memories of a player by a team are tarnished by that.
Jerry Rice is just joining the long list of players who don't know when it's time to call it quits!
infantrycak said:You mean like Emmitt Smith that soo many folks said was sad and through? 5 games, 353 yards, 4.2 ypc on pace for over 1100 yds on a cruddy team. Bet Jerry and Bill would rather have him back than Eddie.
JMO, if a player thinks he can keep doing it, wants to keep playing and an NFL team thinks he can contribute, people need to get off these guys backs.
I remember watching something on ESPN about Jerry Rice. They were saying that his ego and arrogance are the reason he is the best ever. When he was out with the injuries he'd come back harder and better than ever because he wanted to show that he could still do it. To be the best in the NFL or whatever profession you're in...you have to believe you're the best and carry yourself that way...not in public but in your work ethic and the way you view yourself.pittbull said:The guy is an ego-maniac! There is no reason in the world why he should be wearing number #80! Of course it was offered to him, but he should have declined. Let their #80, be their number 80. Jerry, for the respect of Largent, wear #88!
SourceRice said he was not told he would have a diminished role in coach Norv Turner's offense this season, and Rice has reacted bitterly after being held without a catch in three of the team's last five games.
Last week, Rice met with Raiders owner Al Davis to discuss his frustrations, and agreed at that time to accept whatever role the team had for him. Rice also reiterated his desire to be traded to a team on which he could be more productive, telling reporters, "I can't go out this way."
ESPNLargent open to Rice in No. 80
Steve Largent is a Hall of Famer and a Seahawks legend. But he won't stand in the way of newly-acquired Jerry Rice wearing Largent's retired No. 80. Largent, who went on to become a four-term U.S. congressman from Oklahoma, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1995.
The number was retired by the team in 1995 after Largent's induction in Canton, Ohio, and hasn't been worn by a Seahawks player since he left.
Rice asked Largent for permission to unretire the number in Seattle, which Rice has worn throughout his NFL career, and received his blessing.
"When he said that, it sent chills through my body," Rice said. "It meant the world to me. I know what he did for this team. When you think about the Seattle Seahawks, you think about Steve Largent."
Looked that way yesterday. ...bad karma unretiring #80.....Seattle will be a fleeting thought ...
Rice definately won't be the Rice that played in San Fran, but no one would at 42 years old. Add to that his short week in practice, and an uncharacteristically poor performance out of Matt Hassleback and you get 1 catch for 10 yards. Don't get me wrong. He's not going to put up a bunch of 100 yds games for them, but he'll definately get a couple first down catches next game. Especially with Robinson out on suspension. As for bad karma I guess it must've started 3 weeks ago when they lost to the Rams. Then followed that up with a loss to the Patriots, traded for Rice on Tuesday and then lost to Arizona. Three game losing streak...Ouch. So much for the Seahawks walking away with the NFC West.SassyTexan said:Looked that way yesterday. ...bad karma unretiring #80...